Integration Day

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No, not that kind of integration.

Chicks. The actual feathered kind.

Narcissus contemplating her reflection . . . .
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Rumpled idiot contemplates Narcissus.
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Today was the day we decided, with not a little trepidation. to move the little chickie girls outdoors to the coop and fenced area where the four adult hens are. Trepidation because of concerns that it wouldn't be quite warm enough, and concerns that the hens wouldn't accept them.

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There's a lot of wind right now, and a little bit of pecking earlier, and a lot of cheeping and squawking across the board, but so far, at least, our fears seem to be mostly unfounded.

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Of course, I'll have to go out in the cold dark later to make sure they're all inside the straw bales, warm and safe. But despite all the squawking and feather-ruffling, I think everyone will be fine.






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